Gallery

So this video is a little rant on what I consider one of the single most offensive foods ever to hit our store shelves- it is so vile and so what is wrong with our food culture today and that is SYRUP-that’s right that crap that says Eggo, Log Cabin or Aunt Jemima- PLEASE IF YOU OWN THESE THROW THEM OUT!! Look these can not even be called Maple Syrup by law they contain nothing that is good- nothing you should be eating- and the taste-that is the worst part cause they taste Friggin good- like a buttery liquid gold flow of silky smoothness- I get it – they turn lousy pancakes into a sweet treat and a bout of ADD.

Can you believe Aunt Jemima has the nerve to actually list on their web site this phrase “Aunt Jemimasite provides product information, healthy eating tips….” are you kidding me. Ok so the “Real Stuff” costs more, understood, but it is worth it..it really is. How addicting is the sweet high fructose corn syrup-so addicting that I can not even keep it out of my own house- yup I am betrayed by my own family. However I will not use it- will not bow to it even if “she” does.

The little guy is a natural. Unlike the nasty fakey syrup whatever it is.
You’re right tho it does taste good. Same crap is in everything, probly even your fakey cheese. No that’s transfat. Keep it real. It is pricey but you really savor it and you can make it last a while.

When I was a kid, I loved going to the maple tree farm down the street to watch them boiling the sap.

http://www.colemannicole.com Brandon M

K-Man, please do not interrupt or talk over the guests it’s like your rushing them for sake of getting your word.

castello

Stealing my thunder again Michelle? Top six!

http://moyeboystoys.blogspot.com Michelle

Top six…not bad, Castello.
BTW – I am already worried that Kahuna will be “too busy” to post a Taste Test Tuesday. Can you fill in? Any store-bought product will do, but remember that it must be chugged out of its original container (you are allowed one dirty spoon that has been lying around the house and used for god-knows-what).

castello

I think I can do the TTT. First let me poll the Galaxy. Would you prefer I do three kinds of nut butter or three brands of one nut butter. I could do three brands of peanut butter(boring)or three brands of Almond butter. On the other hand I could taste Cashew vs Almond vs Pecan butter. Most appropriately, I will be useing my finger(s)to taste it.

http://moyeboystoys.blogspot.com Michelle

I vote for 3 kinds of PB, as we love that around our house. After your TTT, would it be too much to ask that you provide a separate post in which you prepare a sandwich made with the winning nut butter, 2 eggs, fakey cheese, and any other ingredients of your choice (topped with chili, of course). Just say it came from an old favorite tavern/dive bar you used to frequent. The Galaxy would greatly appreciate it!

zonk

I have sucked the maple sap right from a tree… you have to be careful you don’t get your tongue stuck to the spigot.

It’s just slightly sweat water, not much taste at all, but once boiled down it’s very very good stuff.

Only we call pronounce it sirup, not seearup!

LOL
zonk

castello

So sorry but the whole Galaxy can get peanut butter. Wiki said it isn’t even a nut. So I went with what I could find on this side(left coast)of the Galaxy, at my semi local Lunardi’s fancy grocery store.
I got some Sunbutter brand, sunflower nut butter, some Kettle brand Almond butter and Kettle brand Hazelnut butter. The Hazelnut butter is made with dry roasted hazel nuts only. The almond butter had some salt and the sunflower butter said it only has sunflower seeds in it. I probably need to preface the tastings with the fact that I’m somewhat of a expert in the nut butter catagory. I’ve been searching for them for the past few years and eating them on everything but chile and or eggs. I’ve had better almond butter called Barney butter and it is the tops for almond butters, providing you get the crunchy style. It has sugar and salt in it and it is the bees knees with some cherry jelly with a slice of banana on whatever. Cheese optional. I’ve also had a sunflower seed/nut butter that seemed to be way better than the one I have now. I’ve also had a pecan butter that was out of this world. Back to this tasting. The hazelnut butter is awesome. It is bringing back memories of Christmas past. Just like cracking open some very fresh nuts around the xmas tree. The almond butter is pretty good but a little boring compared to the good stuff I’ve had before. The sunflower butter tastes a little stale like it’s been in the jar for 2 many years. As with the pecan butter I had last month the hazelnut wins the contest here. I do however believe that having a new nut butter can be an awesome experience and I may have been fooled by the newness of the taste sensation. Please don’t twitter me.

http://moyeboystoys.blogspot.com Michelle

Nice review, Castello. I have seen the Kettle brand almond around here (Seattle area) but have not yet tried because I love PB so much. You have conviced me to give it a try! I’m not sure if I’ve seen Kettle hazelnut, but will look for that before purchasing their almond butter.

Regarding the “other” review, although we really love our EGGO, I might have to break down and shell out the extra cash for some Grade B seeeeeeerrrrrrrup.

castello

The almond, pronounced amond by my roomie from Modesto(amond capital of the Galaxy)will be nice for a change, if you can’t find anything else. I’ve tried at least 3 cashew butters and they have been dissapointing.

mrzitro

I just bought a bottle of Log Cabin…it says on the label “NOW! No High Fructose Corn Syrup” How many of you remember Log Cabin back in the old days? Log Cabin used to have 5% maple syrup (the last ingredient listed). Little K was a little noisy, did you say you preferred Grade B maple? That is my goto grade. Have you ever tried making a reduction of a Petit Syrah wine and use that as a syrup?

http://vnptinternet.wordpress.com/ megavnn

A fascinating discussion will probably be worth comment. I do think that you should write more about this topic, it might not be a taboo subject but generally people are too few to speak on such topics. To another location. Cheers

Search For An Episode

Search for:

Welcome!

This site is a place where I will be sharing family recipes and preserving them. Nothing is worse than hearing of family recipes that have died off and with it a part of your family tradition. Also I will be creating some new recipes, trying out others, having fun and connecting with family and friends. There will be videos shot poorly and edited even worse. There will be some wine reviews also, please check back often and feel free to comment.

Lets get Social!

Get Updates via email!

Twitter Updates!

Warning: file_get_contents(http://twitter.com/statuses/user_timeline/Kahunasfoodwine.rss): failed to open stream: HTTP request failed! HTTP/1.0 404 Not Found
in /home/content/50/4155250/html/kahunasfoodandwine/wordpress/wp-content/plugins/twitter-gitter-plugin/xmlLib.php on line 114

Blogroll

Wine Reviews

2005 Bodegas Diaz Bayo Ribera del Duero Nuestro - Spain, Castilla y León, Ribera del Duero (8/15/2010)
very dark in color was a little shocked for some reason - nose attacked with some big blackberry jam and whiff of the 14.5% comes through with a touch of vanilla- The fruit attacks up front and would make you think this is a much younger wine. Great dark fruit - feel to thrown anyone in the description cause they are there. what seperates this from just being a fruit bomb is that it has secondary flavors baking spice and shaved pencil and the oak while present is not overbearing.

There is a bit of a bitterness on the finish and agree this is not a great wine to pair with food in general but I think some smoky bbq or chipotle pork dish at $18 I would re-buy this (90 pts.)

2007 Mockingbird Hill Cabernet Sauvignon - USA, California, Napa Valley (8/12/2010)
very nice cabernet for under $15 - what makes this nice is that the fruit shines through - the nose is a big blueberry pie with a hint of alcohol followed by a beautiful up front fruit attack of cherry with a little pomegranite the mid range of this wine lacks depth and character and the finish rounds out with some tart cassis- what is surprising is that the finish with its in check oak actually lasts a while-going to save some and see if the mid pal rounds out later- nice wine that I would rebuy (87 pts.)

N.V. Ca' Furlan Cuvée Béatrice - Italy, Veneto (7/25/2010)
Really enjoyed this prosecco - color was a light straw color and the nose had some refreshing floral notes and almost a pineapple hint on the nose- I would call the a champagne drinkers prosecco in that is very low on the sweetness scale. This wines starts to change a lot as it warms up and you almost get some of the tropical flavors you would find in a Sauvignon Blanc -nice acidity on the finish- Have had 3 bottles so far and will be getting more for $10 this is a no brainer- Oh and it has a champagne type closure so you do not need a corkscrew like other prosecco's (89 pts.)

2009 Bodegas Ateca / Zabrin Calatayud Garnacha de Fuego Old Vines - Spain, Aragón, Calatayud (7/25/2010)
Another Jorge Ordonez wine that delivers in the sub $10 range- forget sub $10 paid $6.39 for it- I mean come on that is an outright steal - this wine checks in with somenice cherry/rasberry and a hint of the alcohol comes through - there is a pleasant easy drinking nature to this wine that we really enjoyed- the brightness of the fruit was met with a little backbone and its youth is clear on the finish which can show a touch of the 14.5% alcohol. This is a go to wine when you are looking at a Dolcetto or a beaujolais heck if you are a California bright fruit pinot noir drinker and can not find something under $20 to fit you needs for a daily - give this a whirl it may do well for you (86 pts.)

2008 X Winery White X - USA, California, North Coast (7/3/2010)
was very discouraged about the light color of this wine but this really came through with much more flavor than I thought- seems like the extra 4 months in bottle since others have reviewed it have allowed this wine to come together more- I honestly can not see anyone not enjoying this wine- from a wine geek to a novice- I will post my detailed notes a little later but this is a perfect summer party wine for $12 (88 pts.)

2008 Alexander Valley Vineyards Zinfandel Redemption - USA, California, Sonoma County, Dry Creek Valley (7/3/2010)
only had one glass of this and it was very nice - some blueberry/plumb on the nose with a touch of spice- dark berry carried through on the taste and this is some nice cracked pepper notes- a little thin before the finish but that may have rounded out as it breathed a little more- very characteristic of Alexander Valley Vineyards with very vineyard driven wines- light touch by the winemaker- for $16-$17 will try another- (88 pts.)

2003 Toad Hollow Pinot Noir Eye of the Toad - USA, California, Sonoma County (7/20/2010)
Toad Hollow is a great spot to stop in at their tasting room in Healdsburg - fun wines and very easy going staff. Sadly this wine was past its prime - was not aweful but just not very interesting- nose was a little bit of floral and the taste was some muted strawberry- current score is not reflective of what this wine once was- Had a few bottles of this over the years and it was an easy drinking, food friendly wine which checked in at 11.5% alcohol - a once fine Rose' (84 pts.)

2007 Buehler Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon - USA, California, Napa Valley (7/3/2010)
dark fruits on the nose backed by a Hi-C brightness felt like I got a whiff of the alcohol on the nose also- but very vibrant nose- FYI this was in decanter fo 1 hour- taste carried through with the dark cherry, pipe tobacco and a little caramel- oak is clearly present but in balance - the only thing is the alcohol on this wine is way to noticeable on the finish at this point- and that rarely bothers me- the finish is the only thing keeping this from a 90 point wine for me as the fruit is very nice-I think this wine would pair very well with some gorgonzole or blue cheeses - At $20-$22 I would try this again for sure- (88 pts.)

2006 Tenuta Sette Ponti Crognolo Toscana IGT - Italy, Tuscany, Toscana IGT (6/17/2010)
a 375 enjoyed with the wife so only could review based on 1 glass - went very will with grilled pizza-prosciutto topped- really an ideal wine in 375 format some nice cherry on the nose and a little with a hint of cocoa - carried a little earthyness and cherry with a touch of pencil shaving- enjoyed this an was really at 88 but the last few sips it seemed to be opening up a little more-have more bottles and will give some more air time- great food wine (89 pts.)

2006 Marietta Cellars Petite Sirah Alexander Valley - USA, California, Sonoma County, Alexander Valley (7/9/2010)
very dark wine - over ripe plum and blue berry on the nose- enjoyed the fruit of this wine though at times it felt a bit to the Hi-C side had a solid midpallet with a little baking spice mixed- solid tanin - For the price I would try another bottle of this I just felt this bottle was a little to "jammy" to me. This was in the decantor for 45 minutes- If the fruit mellowed this really could become a stellar bottle- next botle will tell if I buy a few to put away-I think many who enjoy big fruit wines will like this a lot- (88 pts.)